onyoun

== Franco-Provençal == === Noun === onyoun (Valaisan) alternative form of egnon (“onion”) === References === oignon in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca == Middle English == === Alternative forms === onyon, oynioun, oynon, oynoun, uniown, unon, unyon oynnun, oynoin, ungeon (Early Middle English) eyngnon, honȝon, onȝone, oyenoun, oygnon, oyneȝoun, oyneon, oyneoun, oynyon, oynyn, unnan (Late Middle English) === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French oignon, from Latin ūniōnem (“onion”); the variation in pronunciation reflects differing adaptations of Old French /uˈɲun/. Compare unioun. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /unˈ(j)uːn/, /ˈun(j)un/, /ui̯nˈ(j)uːn/, /ˈui̯n(j)un/ === Noun === onyoun (plural onyouns) The onion plant (Allium cepa). An onion; the bulb of this plant. ==== Descendants ==== English: onionBislama: anianTok Pisin: anian→ Māori: aniana Scots: ingan, ingin → Cornish: onyon →? Welsh: wynwyn →? Middle Irish: uinniún Scottish Gaelic: uinnean ==== References ==== “oinyon, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.